It's been a while my good friends. A long while indeed.

Song of the blog: Turn To Stone_ Ingrid Michaelson

Wow.
Just Wow.
I really needed to be blogging this summer.
Yeah.
Definitely.

So what have I been up to?

Well, where do I start really?


This. Is. A. Blanket.

I will make one like this. =]

I have not yet run through a field of corn.

I have not gotten a job. (I know. Biggest disappointment of my life. Parsons, Kansas not exactly hoppin in the job department.)

I realized that I have become a very clean person and now living in my father's house I think it has gotten worse. I love to clean. I do not love being expected to clean. (Does that make sense?)

2/3 of Joplin, MO was flattened by a tornado. Our Stake Center is gone and so is everything around. I may mourn the memories, but a lot more are mourning for the loss of their families and homes. For weeks after that every storm felt like judgment day. Watching that on the news was one of the most frightening nights of my life. 

This. Is. Joplin.

This goes on for miles. It is truly a tragedy. Our Stake President lost his house and was injured. A minor injury and his family is ok. He was on the news too. That is a great man right there.

The interesting thing is, the street with the mall and all that? Untouched. Huh.

In other news, I also see this guy every weekend. His name is Jacob Willis. He thinks we're dating and stuff. Don't know where he got that idea. He also keeps asking me to marry him. Word on the street is, he's even saving up for a ring. I may or may not be in the process of making a temple dress. I may or may not be getting married next May. It's all a very likely possibility.

New song that is needed: Soldier_ Ingrid Michaelson

I kind of like this chick. She sings in a way that hits my ears just right.
This song is kind of specifically perfectly fitting my case in fact...


This. Is. A.... Ring.

I don't actually have one yet. But this, with a smaller diamond, is what we are looking for. I am a simple gal. I don't want a big flashy ring. The band I want is vintage too. Not too flashy. But perfectly fitting me. Are you all shocked enough yet? We aren't officially engaged I suppose. No ring, and I have not really said yes yet. Not in the formal, "Will you marry me?" "Yes." Sort of way. It's happening though. In 11 months. Maybe it's 10 now. I don't know. Next May. I like May 15th. That sounds like a perfect day to get married to Jacob Willis. This silly man who thinks he loves me. ;)


But hey! I'm getting caught up on my two shows today I hope. So You Think You Can Dance is on it's most intense and difficult season ever.
And glee is just fabulous. Just is.




RANDOM QUOTES!!!!!!!

If you explore beneath shyness or party chit-chat, you can sometimes turn a dull exchange into an intriguing one. I've found this to be particularly true in the case of professors or intellectuals, who are full of fascinating information, but need encouragement before they'll divulge it.

             Joyce Carol Oates (1938 - )

 
At the end of the day, whether or not those people are comfortable with how you're living your life doesn't matter. What matters is whether you're comfortable with it.
            Phillip C. McGraw, O Magazine, February 2003

 
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth.

           Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)


Trees like to have kids climb on them, but trees are much bigger than we are, and much more forgiving.

          Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Old Tree, 1993


To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.

          e e cummings (1894 - 1962)

 
All people want is someone to listen.

         Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, May 8, 2003


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